Mack the Knife

1989 film by Menahem Golan
Movie film Q3274701
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Mack the Knife

Summary

Mack the Knife is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mack the Knife's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Mack the Knife was directed by Menahem Golan[4].
  • Bertolt Brecht wrote the screenplay for Mack the Knife[5].
  • Mack the Knife's composer is recorded as Kurt Weill[6].
  • Mack the Knife's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • Mack the Knife's genre is musical film[8].
  • Mack the Knife's genre is drama film[9].
  • Mack the Knife's based on is recorded as The Threepenny Opera[10].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Julia[11].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Richard Harris[12].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Julia Migenes[13].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Roger Daltrey[14].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Julie Walters[15].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Bill Nighy[16].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Clive Revill[17].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Louise Plowright[18].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Elizabeth Seal[19].
  • A cast member of Mack the Knife was Mark Northover[20].
  • Mack the Knife's production company is recorded as The Cannon Group[21].
  • Mack the Knife's director of photography is recorded as Elemér Ragályi[22].
  • The original language of Mack the Knife was English[23].
  • Mack the Knife's review score is recorded as 20%[24].
  • Mack the Knife's review score is recorded as 4/10[25].
  • Mack the Knife's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Mack the Knife was released on January 1, 1989[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1989[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3eb48316-52cc-4d99-8e14-96eb4d83e047[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mack the Knife was directed by Menahem Golan[4]. Bertolt Brecht wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Julia[11], Richard Harris[12], Julia Migenes[13], Roger Daltrey[14], Julie Walters[15], and Bill Nighy[16].

Publication

Mack the Knife was published on January 1, 1989[27]. The original language of it was English[23]. Genres include romantic comedy[7], musical film[8], and drama film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 20%[24] and 4/10[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mack the Knife's after a work by is recorded as Bertolt Brecht[32].

Why It Matters

Mack the Knife ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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